In Croatia, Šamo families are generally Croats (from Grubisno Polje ), rarely Hungarians (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in North Herzegovina (Konjic area) and in Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Šamo live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in 6 Croatian counties and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (<10), Zadar (<5), Pula (<5), Slavonski Brod (<5), and in Grubisno Polje (<5).
